TRD LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Triad Group plc · Technology · Information Technology Services

Latest close 3.95 GBP
6.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.8%, after a 11.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 27 out of 100
Latest Close 3.95 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 6.8% latest completed week
4W Return 11.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -98.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -98.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.8%, after a 11.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 3.9x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1112-week average 0.21

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.11Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 11.5% over four weeks, -98.6% over 12 weeks, and -98.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.8%
4W11.5%
12W-98.6%
26W-98.6%
52W-98.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.75Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change41.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-98.46Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change0.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength12/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Value24/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum26/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Growth26/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
0.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
0.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
318.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
27.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
8.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
128.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
15.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-6.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
1.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-1.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.

0 positive · 8 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-98.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility27.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher6 of 264 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.1%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-99.0%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+6.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains1
Flat weeks16
Modest losses3
Sharp losses1
Recent vol27.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol14.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split14/15Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.0% / -9.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20263.95 GBP6.8%193.1 GBP246.4 GBP-0.75-98.4676.5KOff
31 Jul 20263.70 GBP4.5%201.3 GBP247.3 GBP-0.87-98.5934.9KOff
24 Jul 20263.54 GBP0.0%209.9 GBP248.2 GBP-1.08-98.6610.5KOff
17 Jul 20263.54 GBP0.0%218.4 GBP249.1 GBP-1.18-98.6812.5KOff
10 Jul 20263.54 GBP9.1%226.9 GBP250.0 GBP-1.27-98.7053.5KOff
3 Jul 20263.25 GBP4.8%235.5 GBP250.9 GBP-1.42-98.854.0KOff
26 Jun 20263.10 GBP8.7%244.6 GBP251.8 GBP-1.44-98.92195Off
19 Jun 20262.85 GBP0.0%253.8 GBP252.8 GBP-1.28-99.010Off
12 Jun 20262.85 GBP0.0%262.7 GBP253.8 GBP-1.09-99.0410.8KOff
5 Jun 20262.85 GBP-99.0%271.6 GBP254.8 GBP-0.91-99.068.5KOff
29 May 2026285.0 GBP0.0%281.0 GBP255.8 GBP-0.69-8.3012.5KOn
22 May 2026285.0 GBP0.0%281.3 GBP255.0 GBP-0.52-9.0322.3KOn
15 May 2026285.0 GBP0.0%281.7 GBP254.1 GBP-0.20-6.879.6KOn
8 May 2026285.0 GBP0.0%282.0 GBP253.3 GBP0.05-7.5018.0KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context